Arvind Gupta: India's Rise as a Digital Power

About this episode

Arvind Gupta discusses India's rise as a digital power and its implications in global technology and politics.

Arvind Gupta, co-founder and head of the Digital India Foundation joins the Trialogue to discuss the role of technology in electoral politics, the importance of Y2K in jumpstarting India’s digital capacity, the Indian concept of digital sovereignty, the difference between the Indian, American, Chinese, and European approaches to digital technology, and the significance of India, and Indians, to American Big Tech. Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to stay updated with the latest episodes! *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Slezkine

Guest: Arvind Gupta

Topics covered

• digital technology
• electoral politics
• digital sovereignty
• India's digital capacity
• American Big Tech
• international approaches to technology

Keywords

• digital power
• technology
• Y2K
• electoral politics
• digital sovereignty
• Big Tech
• India
• China
• America
• Europe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Digital India Foundation, Stimson Center, University FM

Places: India, America, China, Europe

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